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- 1. a single thin length of something such as thread, fibre, or wire, especially as twisted together with others: "strands of coloured wool" Similar
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STRAND definition: 1. a thin thread of something, often one of a few, twisted around each other to make a string or…. Learn more.
1. : to run, drive, or cause to drift onto a strand : run aground. 2. : to leave in a strange or an unfavorable place especially without funds or means to depart. 3. : to leave (a base runner) on base at the end of an inning in baseball. intransitive verb. : to become stranded. strand. 3 of 5. noun (2) 1. Scotland and dialects of England : stream.
The noun strand describes things that are long and thin like a rope, or a strand of spaghetti, hair, or thread. Strands are often twisted together to form thicker, stronger things like cables. As a verb, the meaning is very different: "to leave helpless," like unreliable cars that strand their drivers, or a snowstorm that strands people at ...
Definition of 'strand' Word Frequency. strand. (strænd ) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense strands , present participle stranding , past tense, past participle stranded. 1. countable noun. A strand of something such as hair, wire, or thread is a single thin piece of it.
Strand definition: to drive or leave (a ship, fish, etc.) aground or ashore. See examples of STRAND used in a sentence.
Definition of strand noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Strand Definition. Land at the edge of a body of water; shore, esp. ocean shore. Any one of the threads, fibers, wires, etc. that are twisted together to form a length of string, rope, or cable. Any of the individual bundles of thread or fiber so twisted together. A ropelike length of anything.
